how to pronounce squelch

/skwɛltʃ/

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squelch is pronounced in one syllable

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meanings of squelch

verb:

To walk or step through a substance such as mud.
To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force.
To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground.
To suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength, below which the signal is suppressed by applying a gain of zero, and above which a positive (and linear from zero) gain is applied.

noun:

A kind of electronic beat used in acid house and related music genres.
The suppression of the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of the receiver.
A squelching sound.
A heavy blow or fall.

squelch frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word squelch occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics squelch can be related to

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